[Q] Bottom says C6602, IMEI says C6603

Hi, well this is weird, I bought this second hand Xperia Z from swappa, seller said it was a C6603 (LTE version), when the phone arrived I noticed that on the bottom of the phone it said it was a C6602! which is weird, so I checked the IMEI number online and it says it is a C6603!

Hi, well this is weird, I bought this second hand Xperia Z from swappa, seller said it was a C6603 (LTE version), when the phone arrived I noticed that on the bottom of the phone it said it was a C6602! which is weird, so I checked the IMEI number online and it says it is a C6603!

So how can I know for sure which model is my phone??

I do not have a 4G contract so I can't test if LTE does work.

Simple: go in the settings menu.Now scrolling to the bottom at INFO [sorry, in my case is INFO SUL TELEFONO] and under the name NUMBER MODEL you can find your real model

Simple: go in the settings menu.Now scrolling to the bottom at INFO [sorry, in my case is INFO SUL TELEFONO] and under the name NUMBER MODEL you can find your real model

That changes when you flash a ROM C6602 supports all C6603 ROMS and FTF, you can even change it to whatever you want through the build.prop file, thanks but that's not a secure way of telling the REAL model of my phone

That changes when you flash a ROM C6602 supports all C6603 ROMS and FTF, you can even change it to whatever you want through the build.prop file, thanks but that's not a secure way of telling the REAL model of my phone

(see screenshot to get what I mean)

d'oh
mmmmm the only thing that you can't mod is the name at the bottom of the smartphone, because you can change the IMEI
But, whit this dial *#*#7378423#*#* > 'Service info' > 'Software info' > 'Customization Version and these tables http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2287283 you can check if the firmware is for a c6603 or a c6602

d'oh
mmmmm the only thing that you can't mod is the name at the bottom of the smartphone, because you can change the IMEI
But, whit this dial *#*#7378423#*#* > 'Service info' > 'Software info' > 'Customization Version and these tables http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2287283 you can check if the firmware is for a c6603 or a c6602

As far as I know there is no way of changing the imei... or is there?? O_O? and btw the customization version CAN be modified if you flash a fw from another region, and also I think it can be moded :/

The IMEI cannot be changed. It's stored in the TA partition and editing it would hard brick the phone.
Personally, I would go by what is printed on the bottom of the phone. It's unlikely that has been altered.

Hi, well this is weird, I bought this second hand Xperia Z from swappa, seller said it was a C6603 (LTE version), when the phone arrived I noticed that on the bottom of the phone it said it was a C6602! which is weird, so I checked the IMEI number online and it says it is a C6603!

So how can I know for sure which model is my phone??

I do not have a 4G contract so I can't test if LTE does work.

I would also go for what stands in the bottom.. But test wether the speeds of LTE is present.. The upload should be much higher

The IMEI cannot be changed. It's stored in the TA partition and editing it would hard brick the phone.
Personally, I would go by what is printed on the bottom of the phone. It's unlikely that has been altered.

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Yes I know, supposedly both (bottom and the imei info) cannot be changed, so that's why I'm so confused about the info both give, because both are supposedly true o.o

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